Biology 2 - Ecology, Evolution and the Diversity of Life (September 24, 2012)

Malden High School • Room B442 • Shauna Campbell's classroom

AGENDA

4pm - Meet and Greet and Eat (Cathleen)

Teachers gathered at Malden High School to share lesson ideas and hear an evaluation report.

WHERE YOU WERE

4:20 pm - Pre-/Post- Survey Results (Diane) 10min

Schilder, Project Evaluator, presents summary graphs.

One of many graphs showing gains in Web 2.0 confidence.

Download the Biology 2 Evaluation Report to learn how we were able to increase teacher's knowledge of Biology content and increase their confidence using Web 2.0 instructional strategies.

09242012_Bio2callback_eval_rpt.pdf

4:30 pm - Student Tech Survey (Bob) 10min

Do you know how your students use the Internet?
Would you like to know more?
WHY NOT ASK...

Use this knowledge to select the most useful Web 2.0 technologies for engaging your students.

"Use the student tech survey to learn what your students are doing," says Simpson

Use this link to collect student technology use data for your classes
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2011StudentTechSurvey
Use this link to view student results
Student Tech Survey Summary Results
If you would like a report customized for your school please contact Diane Schilder (Project Evaluator) after your students have completed the Tech survey.

For more information on Student Tech surveys visit:
Workshop 5 Student Tech Use

4:40pm - Lesson Sharing (Cathleen)

Quick summary of your lesson
Highlight a Web 2.0 skill that you used in your lesson
Plans to teach your lesson
Questions to consider:

How does your lesson use these Web 2.0 tools as a way to assess gained student knowledge in a new and engaging way?
How does your lesson use these Web 2.0 tools as a way to teach Biology -- Ecology, Evolution and Diversity of Life content?

4:45- 5:15 pm- Break into groups and discuss lessons

Sharing Groups

Group 1

Sandra Rideout
San Lee
Tawnya Lewis
Liz Colby*

Group 2

Janene Goodman
Eggie Alper
Shauna Campbell

Group 3

Lisa Beaulieu
Jenn Ensign
Carol Mahoney

Group 4

AnnMarie Nagelin
Janelle Davis*
Diane Russell
Doyka Diaz

Group 5

Ruth Delaware
Angelina Armstrong
Sam Hoyo

* Teachers excused from attending face-to-face meeting. Each teacher will post a response on their assigned group page sharing what they learned.

5:15-5:30 pm-Lesson Bazaar
Imagine that the Gate's Foundation will be attending the last 15 minutes of this callback.
You have 15 minutes to create a wiki marketing advertisement to encourage Bill and Melinda to come and visit your group's lessons.
Go!

Questions to consider for this exercise:

What Web 2.0 tools and uses were educationally exciting?
How I would share these Web 2.0 tools with both students and other teachers in my district?
How can these Web 2.0 tools be used to open the classroom to the student's home or to other classrooms?
How can these Web 2.0 tools be used to assess students gained content knowledge?

Example of what we are looking for:
Biology 1: Cell Biology and Genetics—A Human Approach
Group 4

5:30-5:40 pm - Two minutes each > Share your wiki marketing advertisement to the whole class.

WHERE YOU ARE GOING

5:40 pm - Large Group Q & A

Teaching your lesson
Making your own wiki REQUEST A WIKI FORM
Stay engaged, be sure to check the SLC twitter feed and the main wiki for our upcoming courses in Earth Science and Physics.
Overall Reflection

5:55 pm - Hand in Participation Checklist form